British Independent Film Awards: 2003

British Independent Film Award

Date:	4 November
Host:	Andrea Oliver
Jury:	Daniel Battsek (Buena Vista International, UK); Lindy Hemming; Tom Hollander; Lindy King (Peters Fraser & Dunlop); Kevin Macdonald; Roman Osin; Tracey Scoffield; Meera Syal; Colin Vaines; Parminder Nagra
Location:	Hammersmith Palais, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Notes:	The new category Best British Feature Documentary is introduced.

Best Actor


Winner:
	Dirty Pretty Things (2002) - Chiwetel Ejiofor
Other Nominees:
	16 Years of Alcohol (2003) - Kevin McKidd Buffalo Soldiers (2001) - Joaquin Phoenix In America (2002) - Paddy Considine Young Adam (2003) - Ewan McGregor

Best Actress


Winner:
	Heart of Me, The (2002) - Olivia Williams
Other Nominees:
	Heart of Me, The (2002) - Helena Bonham Carter In America (2002) - Samantha Morton This Little Life (2003) (TV) - Kate Ashfield Young Adam (2003) - Tilda Swinton

Best Supporting Actor/Actress


Winner:
	16 Years of Alcohol (2003) - Susan Lynch (I)
Other Nominees:
	Dirty Pretty Things (2002) - Sophie Okonedo Dirty Pretty Things (2002) - Benedict Wong Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002) - Shirley Henderson (I) Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002) - Adrian Rawlins

Best Director


Winner:
	Dirty Pretty Things (2002) - Stephen Frears
Other Nominees:
	28 Days Later... (2002) - Danny Boyle In America (2002) - Jim Sheridan (I) In This World (2002) - Michael Winterbottom Young Adam (2003) - David MacKenzie

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Dirty Pretty Things (2002) - Steven Knight
Other Nominees:
	Buffalo Soldiers (2001) - Eric Weiss (II); Nora Maccoby; Gregor Jordan Calendar Girls (2003) - Tim Firth; Juliette Towhidi Magdalene Sisters, The (2002) - Peter Mullan (I) Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002) - Anders Thomas Jensen; Lone Scherfig

Best British Short


Winner:
	Dad's Dead (2002) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	72 Faced Liar (2003) Extn. 21 (2003) Perfect (2003/II) Salaryman 6 (2002)

Best British Documentary


Winner:
	Bodysong (2003)
Other Nominees:
	100 Doors (2003) Bugs! (2003) Game of Their Lives, The (2002) Hoover Street Revival (2002)

Best Foreign Film


Winner:
	Cidade de Deus (2002)
Other Nominees:
	Secretary (2002) Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) Triplettes de Belleville, Les (2003) Whale Rider (2002)

Best Technical Achievement


Winner:
	In This World (2002) - Peter Christelis (editor)
Other Nominees:
	16 Years of Alcohol (2003) - John Rhodes (II) (cinematographer) Bright Young Things (2003) - Michael Howells (production designer) Buffalo Soldiers (2001) - David Holmes (IV) (composer) In This World (2002) - Tim Alban (sound); Joakim Sundstr�m (sound); Stuart Wilson (IV) (sound)

Best Ensemble Cast (Jury 2003 Award)

Best Achievement in Production


Winner:
	In This World (2002)
Other Nominees:
	16 Years of Alcohol (2003) 28 Days Later... (2002) Bright Young Things (2003) Buffalo Soldiers (2001)

Best British Independent Film


Winner:
	Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Other Nominees:
	28 Days Later... (2002) Buffalo Soldiers (2001) Magdalene Sisters, The (2002) Young Adam (2003)

Most Promising Newcomer


Winner:
	Pure (2005/I) - Harry Eden
Other Nominees:
	Bright Young Things (2003) - Fenella Woolgar Dirty Pretty Things (2002) - Chiwetel Ejiofor I Capture the Castle (2003) - Romola Garai Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002) - Jamie Sives


Winner:
	16 Years of Alcohol (2003) - Richard Jobson
Other Nominees:
	Bollywood Queen (2002) - Jeremy Wooding Bright Young Things (2003) - Stephen Fry (I) Principles of Lust, The (2003) - Penny Woolcock This Little Life (2003) (TV) - Sarah Gavron